Naturalistic movies are great opportunities for filmmakers to hone or even test out their skills.
I remember the first mumblecore movie I ever saw. It was 2011, and I was sitting at the Coolidge Corner Theater in Boston for a screening of Your Sister’s Sister. What unfolded was a movie unlike anything I had ever seen before. It was this opus of naturalistic lighting, real dialogue, and messy personal relationships.
It’s still one of my favorite movies ever, and it opened the door to me that I had not known previously existed. Mumblecore cinema grew to be one of my favorite subgenres. It was something that felt so accessible and so real.
Today, we’re going to talk about those movies. We’ll look at examples, talk about which ones are considered the best, and detail why filmmakers continue to choose mumblecore over and over again.
Sound good? Let’s go.
Author: Jason Hellerman
This article comes from No Film School and can be read on the original site.
